2011 Championship League Explained

Tournament Name:Championship League
Venue:Crondon Park Golf Club
Location:Stock
Country:England
Organisation:Matchroom Sport
Format:Non-ranking event
Total Prize Fund:£189,400
Winners Share:£10,000 (plus bonuses)
Highest Break: (143)
Score:3–1
Previous:2010
Next:2012

The 2011 Championship League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 3 January to 24 March 2011 at the Crondon Park Golf Club in Stock, England.

Matthew Stevens won in the final 3–1 against Shaun Murphy and earned a place in the 2011 Premier League Snooker.[1]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[2]

Group one

Group one matches were played on 3 and 4 January 2011.[3] [4] [5] Mark Selby was the first player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

Play-offs

Group two

Group two matches were played on 5 and 6 January 2011.[6] [7] [8] Mark Williams was the second player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

Play-offs

Group three

Group three matches were played on 24 and 25 January 2011.[9] [10] [11] Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrew from the tournament ahead of this group and was replaced by Stuart Bingham.[12] Shaun Murphy was the third player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

Play-offs

Group four

Group four matches were played on 26 and 27 January 2011.[13] [14] [15] Ali Carter was the fourth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

Play-offs

Group five

Group five matches were played on 28 February and 1 March 2011.[16] [17] [18] Marco Fu was to play in this group, but he moved to group seven and was replaced by Ryan Day, who went on to win the group.[12]

Matches

Play-offs

Group six

Group six matches were played on 2 and 3 March 2011.[19] [20] [21] Mark Allen was the sixth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

Play-offs

Group seven

Group seven matches were played on 21 and 22 March 2011.[22] [23] [24] Matthew Stevens was the last player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

Play-offs

Winners group

The matches of the winners group were played on 23 and 24 March 2011.[25] [26] [27] Matthew Stevens has qualified for the 2011 Premier League.

Matches

Play-offs

Century breaks

Total: 86

Bold: highest break in the indicated group.

Winnings

No.Player1234567WTOTAL
13,1001,1502,4006,80016,60030,050
24,8001,1003,2006,3007,80023,200
31,2002,2006,70010,70020,800
44,4004,5006,2003,00018,100
52,4006,7508,20017,350
64,6001,0003,1502,5001,30012,550
73,0001,9004,4009,300
86,2003,0009,200
96,1003,0009,100
103,7002,5009007,100
114,3002,5006,800
125,2505,250
131,1002,9001,1005,100
142,7001,0003,700
152,7002,700
161,1001,100
data-sort-value=17=1,1001,100
181,0001,000
data-sort-value=19=1,0001,000
20900900
21800800
data-sort-value=22=800800
23700700
24600600
data-sort-value=25=600600
26500500
Total prize money19,80019,10020,30019,80019,60018,90019,60052,300189,400
Green: Won the group. Bold: Highest break in the group. All prize money in GBP.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gutsy Stevens Takes CLS Title . . 25 March 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120612033159/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2323878%2C00.html . 12 June 2012 .
  2. Web site: Matchroom Championship League 2011. Brownball.de. 10 February 2012.
  3. Web site: Championship League – Group 1. Snooker.org. 4 January 2011.
  4. Web site: 2011 CLS – Group One results. championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Matchroom Sport. 4 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20140223050911/http://www.championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk/results/2011_cls_group_one_results.htm. 23 February 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  5. Web site: Championship League 2011 – Group One . Global Snooker . 5 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110107040715/http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-tournaments-championship-league-2011-group-one.asp . 7 January 2011 .
  6. Web site: Championship League – Group 2. Snooker.org. 6 January 2011.
  7. Web site: 2011 CLS – Group Two results. championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Matchroom Sport. 6 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20140223051004/http://www.championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk/results/2011_cls_group_two_results.htm. 23 February 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  8. Web site: Championship League 2011 – Group Two . Global Snooker . 6 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110108035948/http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-tournaments-championship-league-2011-group-two.asp . 8 January 2011 .
  9. Web site: Championship League – Group 3. Snooker.org. 6 January 2011.
  10. Web site: 2011 CLS – Group Three results. championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Matchroom Sport. 25 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20140223051000/http://www.championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk/results/2011_cls_group_three_results.htm. 23 February 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  11. Web site: Championship League 2011 – Group Three . Global Snooker . 25 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110123000436/http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-tournaments-championship-league-2011-group-three.asp . 23 January 2011 .
  12. Web site: Fixtures for the Winners Group of the 2011 Championship League Snooker. Matchroom Sport. premierleaguesnooker.com. 28 October 2021. 25 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110625071842/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/championship/fixtures.htm. 25 June 2011. live.
  13. Web site: Championship League – Group 4. Snooker.org. 27 January 2011.
  14. Web site: 2011 CLS – Group Four results. championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Matchroom Sport. 27 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20140223050926/http://www.championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk/results/2011_cls_group_four_results.htm. 23 February 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  15. Web site: Championship League 2011 – Group Four . Global Snooker . 27 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110705053430/http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-tournaments-championship-league-2011-group-four.asp . 5 July 2011 .
  16. Web site: Championship League – Group 5. Snooker.org. 1 March 2011.
  17. Web site: 2011 CLS – Group Five results. championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Matchroom Sport. 1 March 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20140223050909/http://www.championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk/results/2011_cls_group_five_results.htm. 23 February 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  18. Web site: Championship League 2011 – Group Five . Global Snooker . 1 March 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110131055542/http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-tournaments-championship-league-2011-group-five.asp . 31 January 2011 .
  19. Web site: Championship League – Group 6. Snooker.org. 3 March 2011.
  20. Web site: 2011 CLS – Group Six results. championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Matchroom Sport. 3 March 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20140223050924/http://www.championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk/results/2011_cls_group_six_results.htm. 23 February 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  21. Web site: Championship League 2011 – Group Six . Global Snooker . 3 March 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110307023558/http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-tournaments-championship-league-2011-group-six.asp . 7 March 2011 .
  22. Web site: Championship League – Group 7. Snooker.org. 22 March 2011.
  23. Web site: 2011 CLS – Group Seven results. championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Matchroom Sport. 22 March 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20140223050919/http://www.championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk/results/2011_cls_group_seven_results.htm. 23 February 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  24. Web site: Championship League 2011 – Group Seven . Global Snooker . 22 March 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110324073144/http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-tournaments-championship-league-2011-group-seven.asp . 24 March 2011 .
  25. Web site: Championship League – Winners Group. Snooker.org. 24 March 2011.
  26. Web site: 2011 CLS – Winners Group results. championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk. Matchroom Sport. 24 March 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20140223050921/http://www.championshipleaguesnooker.co.uk/results/2011_cls_winners_group_results.htm. 23 February 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  27. Web site: Championship League 2011 – Winners Group . Global Snooker . 24 March 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120813200235/http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-tournaments-championship-league-2011-winners-group.asp . 13 August 2012 .

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